Peter Hall (sailor)
Peter Hall (born June 5, 1949) is a sailor from Canada, who represented his country at the 2018 Vintage Yachting Games in Hellerup Denmark. Hall as helmsman together with his fellow crew members Gord de Vries and Johan Offermans (The Netherlands) took the Silver medal in the Soling. Hall is representing Group P in the council of World Sailing. [26] Furthermore he was president of the International Soling Association from 2015 - 2016.
![]() Peter Hall at Muiden, The Netherlands (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | June 5, 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Life member Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
He was born on June 5, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec, Hall attended the Lower Canada College at Monkland Village, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Queen's University at Kingston and a Bachelor's degree in law from McGill University at Montreal.
Personal life
Hall lives in Montreal, is married with Margot. The couple has 3 children: Krista, Nicolas and William.
Professional life
Hall is retired from a career as lawyer and business developer at Pratt & Whitney Canada, CAE Flight Simulators, Bell Helicopter Canada, Lavalin Engineering, Teleglobe International, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ingenium.
Sailing life
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Peter started sailing early in life in several classes and is a life member of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, Montreal. On the age of 26 he switched to the Soling in pursuit for an Olympic ticket. Besides the Soling he also kept sailing Lightning. After a few years without the Soling he returned to the class in 2006. Hall holds several North American Championships titles in the Soling, in the Lightning he holds one World Champions title as well as two Master titles. In 2011, 2012 and 2014 he became World Champion in the Soling. In 2012 and 14, his youngest son William was a member of the team. In 2013, 14 and 16 Peter received the Soling World Trophy.
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President International Soling Association 2015 - 2016 |
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References
- "2018 Vintage Yachting Games". www.manage2sail.com. Manage 2 Sail. 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "International Lightning Class Association World Champions" (PDF). 3.amazonaws.com. International Lightning Class Association. 1989. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / CYC, Chiemsee 22/04/2011 To 30/04/2011". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / MYC, Milwaukee 17/09/2012 To 23/09/2012". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / YCPE, Punta del Este 22/11/2014 To 30/11/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / SSA, Annapolis 16/10/2006 To 22/10/2006". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / Balaton 19/09/2013 To 25/09/2013". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "World Championship / EYC, Toronto 14/09/2009 To 20/09/2009". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "International Lightning Class Association International Masters Champion" (PDF). 3.amazonaws.com. International Lightning Class Association. 2001. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "International Lightning Class Association International Masters Champion" (PDF). 3.amazonaws.com. International Lightning Class Association. 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "European Championship / Quiberon 14/06/2014 To 19/06/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "European Championship / SCE, Traunsee 02/05/2016 To 05/05/2016". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / VSC, Plattsburgh, NY 14/08/2009 To 16/08/2009". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / CORK 23/08/2012 To 26/08/2012". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / PSSS, Port Stanley, ON 18/09/2014 To 21/09/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / SSYC, Wilmette, IL 27/08/2015 To 30/08/2015". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / MYC, Lake Michigan 24/08/2017 To 27/08/2017". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / EYC, Toronto 19/06/2008 To 22/06/2008". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / Milwaukee Yacht Club 29/09/2011 To 02/10/2011". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / Sarnia 23/06/2016 To 26/06/2016". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / Wilmette, IL 06/07/2007 To 09/07/2007". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / LCYC, Bath, Lake Ontario 02/07/2010 To 02/07/2010". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / Plattsburgh 15/08/2013 To 18/08/2013". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / RStLYC, Montreal 27/09/2018 To 30/09/2018". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "North American Championship / CORK, Kingston 07/08/2019 To 11/08/2019. / Rk=1.5". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "World Sailing Council". www.manage2sail.com. World Sailing. 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.